# Locus Biosciences funding: rounds and investors > Locus Biosciences has raised $54M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Abstract Ventures, Tengxun Touzi and Artis Ventures (AV). Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/locus-biosciences (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Locus Biosciences* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 7 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Biotech Healthcare Pharma Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$54M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources **$19M** Series A **$35M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $35M May 2022 - **Step-up i:** 1.8× - **Investors:** 7 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 **$19M** Series A **$35M** Series B - **First round:** Series A, $19M - **Biggest round:** $35M - **Between rounds:** 4.5 years ## The rounds - **May 2022** Series B **$35M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) [Artis Ventures (AV)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artis-ventures-av) [Hercules Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hercules-capital) [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) Source recorded SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Jan 2022 - **Nov 2017** Series A **$19M** *3 new* [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) Artis Ventures/ Tencent North Carolina Biotechnology Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $7.0M sold, first sale Sept 2017 ## Founders and team From Locus Biosciences's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 23 on the team. - **Jamie Kime** Vice President, Clinical Operations and CMC Operations - **Tamara Monesmith** Senior Vice President, Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls - **Aaron Stepanek** Associate Scientist - **Alexander Pantelakos** Financial Analyst - **Austin Walne** Director - **Blair Capel** Director of Finance - **Brandy Barber** Research Associate II - **Charity Bass** Quality Associate - **Dalena Nguyen** Associate Development Scientist - **Daniel Mun** Associate Development Scientist - **Julia Trautman** Senior Director, Research and Development Program Management - **Luke Sobolewski** Director of Development - **Matthew Sweede** Director of Business Development and Strategy - **Megan Frisbee** Research Associate I - **Michelle Baldassare** Research Associate - **Morgan Wall** Data Engineer - **Naomi Chavez Castillo** Research Associate - **Nathan MacGregor** Associate Director of Quality And 5 more on the team. On the board, as filed i *Stuart Peterson* ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2017 **Series B** 2022 [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) [Artis Ventures (AV)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artis-ventures-av) [Hercules Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hercules-capital) [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) Artis Ventures/ Tencent North Carolina Biotechnology ## Everyone who backed them [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) VC firm **2** rounds [Tengxun Touzi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tengxun-touzi) VC firm **1** round [Artis Ventures (AV)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artis-ventures-av) VC firm **1** round [Hercules Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hercules-capital) Venture debt **1** round [Viking Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-global-investors) VC firm **1** round Artis Ventures/ Tencent no record of our own yet **1** round North Carolina Biotechnology no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=locus-biosciences). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Locus Biosciences as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [NEXYR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nexyr) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Locus Biosciences ### Who invested in Locus Biosciences? Locus Biosciences's investors include Abstract Ventures, Tengxun Touzi, Artis Ventures (AV), Hercules Capital and Viking Global, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Locus Biosciences raised? Locus Biosciences has raised $54M across 2 rounds since 2017. ### When did Locus Biosciences last raise? Locus Biosciences's most recent round was a Series B of $35M in May 2022. ### What was Locus Biosciences's biggest round? Its most recent round, $35M in May 2022, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Locus Biosciences first? Locus Biosciences's first round on record, in Nov 2017, was backed by Abstract Ventures, Artis Ventures/ Tencent and North Carolina Biotechnology. ### What stage is Locus Biosciences at? Locus Biosciences's latest named round is a Series B, in May 2022. ### Where is Locus Biosciences based? Locus Biosciences is based in the United States. ## Companies like Locus Biosciences In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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